Epiq Solutions Announces The Quadratiq™ Multichannel Software Defined Radio Platform

Schaumburg, IL /PRNewswire/ - Epiq Solutions, an engineering firm specializing in the development of flexible wireless communications systems, has announced Quadratiq^TM, their next generation advanced multichannel software defined radio (SDR) platform. Combining four RF receivers supporting VITA49 in to a small form factor platform, Quadratiq^TM offers a wide RF tuning range, multiple high-speed external data interfaces, and web-server based user interface for simplifying usage.

The Quadratiq^TM platform provides the following features:

• Four RF receiver paths (configured as two separately tunable phase coherent pairs)
• RF tuning range between 70MHz and 6GHz with sub-octave pre-select filters
• Supports RF channel bandwidths up to 50MHz per receiver (max sample rate of 61.44 Msamples/sec)
• Integrated Xilinx® Zynq Z-7030 System on Chip (option for upgrading to Z-7045)
• Dual 10 Gigabit ethernet interfaces provided through dual SFP+ ports
• Supports unidirectional VITA49 streaming (UDP) over dual 10GbE interfaces
• Separate RJ45 Gigabit ethernet interface for command, control, and serving up the web-based
• user interface
• Integrated GPS receiver plus support for external synchronization to 10MHz and 1PPS inputs
• Size: 8.42" x 5.75" x 1.61"

"Many of our customers have a growing need to digitize and stream multiple wideband RF signals in a compact form factor," said John Orlando, CEO at Epiq Solutions. "Quadratiq provides an optimized solution that works out of the box to support this use-case, while opening the door to support additional user requirements."

The Quadratiq^TM platform is in production now and shipping to customers. For more information, please visit http://www.epiqsolutions.com/quadratiq.

About Epiq Solutions
Epiq Solutions designs and builds state-of-the-art wireless systems for both commercial and government applications. These applications include the detection, classification, and location of radio emitters, as well as real-time processing and decoding of Layers 1, 2, and 3 for numerous wireless radio standards (including 2G/3G/4G cellular). For more information regarding Epiq Solutions' products and services, please visit http://www.epiqsolutions.com.